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Adolphe Merkle Institute
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The Adolphe Merkle Institute is a Swiss independent interdisciplinary competence center at the University of Fribourg that focuses on nanoscience research and education in soft nanomaterials.
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🏆And the Prizes for the #Best #OralContribution of our #materials #chemistry session at the SCS #fm25 went to ... Victoria Lohmann from ETH Zürich (winner) and Andrea Dodero from AMI Fribourg (runner-up). 👏to both, and 🙏to the Metrohm Foundation for sponsoring!
September 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Our latest Adolphe Merkle Institute activities report is now available! Check it out here to learn more about our 🧪 #research, 💡 #innovation, and #outreach activities at AMI bit.ly/4mV1vNj @unifr.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
🌟An exciting opportunity for cell biology researchers! We have an open #PhD position.🔬 This @snsf.ch funded project will investigate how micro- and nanoplastic particles interact with the human intestinal barrier. Interested? Check out the details here: www.ami.swiss/en/about-us/... #research
October 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just out: new article in the journal Chemical Reviews from our Polymer Chemistry and Materials group and colleagues on the impact of β-dicarbonyl groups in the development of dynamic polymers. Read about it here (open access) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
From β-Dicarbonyl Chemistry to Dynamic Polymers
The past two decades have witnessed an explosion of the use of dynamic bonds in polymer science. The β-dicarbonyl skeleton has emerged as a most versatile platform motif that has been utilized to synt...
pubs.acs.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Master's #internship opportunity: join us in 🇨🇭 to develop innovative bio-based packaging materials from coffee by-products. You'll help create high-performance, sustainable🪴alternatives to traditional petroleum-based wrapping. More info @ www.ami.swiss/en/about-us/... #research #polymers #chemistry
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Bioinspiration and biointegration are driving Swiss innovation! Find out how in the latest edition of the SATW Technology Outlook, with contributions from AMI staff, @ethz.ch, and the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials technology-outlook.satw.ch/en/technolog... #research #innovation
Bioinspiration and biointegration
What are the most important technologies? SATW’s Technology Outlook provides an overview of what universities and industry are working on in 2024 and 2025.
technology-outlook.satw.ch
September 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌈 A new PhD opportunity! 🌈

The Soft Matter Physics Group at the @Adolphe Merkle Institute is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate ready to dive into the world of structural color and sustainable bio-inspired photonics. All the details here: www.ami.swiss/en/about-us/...
August 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM